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May 30
Saturday


WOW!

READ:
Romans 11:33-36
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Who is like You,
O LORD, among the
gods? Who is like You,
glorious in holiness,
fearful in praises,
doing wonders?
__Exodus 15:11
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One blustery day in June, our family, holidaying in the Canadian Rockies, went to a tourist site that was billed as "must see." The cold wind made me reluctant to go on until I saw a group of people returning from the scenic spot. "Is it worth it?" I asked. "Definitely!" was their response. That gave us the incentive to go on. When we finally reached the spot, its beauty rendered us virtually speechless. "Wow!" was all we could manage.

Paul reached that point as he wrote about the work of God in saving Jew and Gentile in the book of Romans. Three things about God "wowed" him.

First, God is all-wise (11:33). His perfect plan of salvation shows that He has far better solutions to the problems of life than we are capable of devising.

Second, God is all-knowing. His knowledge is infinite. He needs no counselor (v.34) and nothing surprises Him!

Third, God is all-sufficient (v.35). No one can give to God what He has not first given to them. Nor can anyone ever repay Him for His goodness.

We can say with Moses, "Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?" (Ex. 15:11 ESV). What a marvelous God we serve! __C. P. Hia
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````````````````````By God's grace I stand on tiptoe,``````````````
`````````````````````Viewing all His wonders grand,```````````````
````````````````````Praising Him who freely gave me``````````````
````````````````````Simple faith to understand! _Bossch```````````
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To God's character and in His creation,
we see His majesty.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Romans 11:33-36**********

33 Oh, the depth of the
riches both of the wisdom
and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His
judgments and His ways
past finding out!

34 "For who has known the
mind of the LORD? Or who
has become His counselor?"

35 "Or who has first given to
Him and it shall be repaid
to him?"

36 For of Him and through
Him and to Him are all
things, to whom be glory
forever. Amen.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In Romans 9-11, Paul tried to fathom God's plan for salvation, first
for the Jews, then for the Gentiles. He wrestled with the mystery of
God's election of the Jews, their present unbelief, and the inclusion
of Gentiles. Quoting Isaiah 40:1, Paul concluded with a doxology
(11:33-36) celebrating God's great wisdom and knowledge (see also
Isa. 55:8-9). A. W. Tozer writes of God being all-knowing: "Because
God knows all things perfectly, He knows no thing better than any
other thing, but all things equally we.. He never discovers anything.
He is never surprised, never amazed. he never wonders about
anything nor (except wehn drawing men out for their own good)
does He seek information or ask questions" (The knowledge of the
Holy, PP.61-62). __Sim Kay Tee
He is never surprised, never amazed. He never wonders about
anything